Distribution, abundance and diversity of the extremely halophilic bacterium Salinibacter ruber.
Since its discovery in 1998, representatives of the extremely halophilic bacterium Salinibacter ruber have been found in many hypersaline environments across the world, including coastal and solar salterns and solar lakes. Here, we review the available information about the distribution, abundance and diversity of this member of the Bacteroidetes.
Antón
Josefa
J
División de Microbiología, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. anton@ua.es
Peña
Arantxa
A
Santos
Fernando
F
Martínez-García
Manuel
M
Schmitt-Kopplin
Philippe
P
Rosselló-Mora
Ramon
R